Players who have formed the backbone of Pep Guardiola’s highly successful Manchester City squad. Kevin de Bruyne. Kyle Walker. The Belgian was never offered an extension beyond the current season, it is reported that Walker does not have a return ticket to City, regardless of what AC Milan do with the purchase option. Now follows the player Guardiola has repeatedly described as one of the world’s very best attacking midfielders.
De Bruyne told City had chosen to “look ahead” and not offer a contract extension, Bernardo Silva is now the next part of the “City backbone” to be torn loose and sent out of Manchester.
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With one year left on his contract, Bernardo Silva and Manchester City have agreed on the way forward. According to Sky Sports, the club and player have agreed to end the contract one year early. An agreement was triggered by Silva being told he is no longer part of Guardiola’s plan, the 30-year-old took it as no surprise, contact with Benfica has already been established, reports the English media.
Silva’s old club is ready with a three-year contract for one of the club’s “big sons”.
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